Terrorism in Canada: Air India Flight 182 Disaster The Air India disaster occurred on July 22nd, 1985. It is believed to be the most serious terrorist act that has ever taken place in Canada, claiming the lives of over three hundred people, most of them Canadian. To the present day, the bombings remain a mystery, with only one person charged in connection with the crime. Almost 15 years after flight 182 plummeted into the Atlantic off the coast of Ireland it continues to be investigated by
Introduction On June 23, 1985, a bomb was planted on Air India Flight 182 that exploded and killed the 329 passengers and crew while airborne (Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182: Final report, 2010). A second bomb at Tokyo’s Narita Airport killed two baggage handlers that were unloading luggage from a Canadian Pacific Airlines flight, the baggage was also prepared to be on the Air India flight. Sikh terrorists were responsible for planting the two
Indian airlines industry, which started in 1932, with Tata Airlines (Now, Air India), has come a long way since then, and is now one of the fastest growing industry. There are more than 1091 registered aircraft and about 450 airports in India. The Airport Authority of India (AAI), which is controlled by Ministry of Civil Aviation, is responsible for managing the Aviation sector in India. The growth of the industry is evident from the fact that Passenger output increased from 73 million in 2006
above aspects with respect to Air India and discusses how the failure in the above functions led to the current crisis at the organization. Planning It is imperative that an organization needs to plan for the future in wake of the potential developments and also the current operations of the company. In the case of Air India, the problem started with its ill planned and ill timed merger of Air India and Indian Airlines to form NACIL (National Aviation Company of India Limited) with lot of post merger
A study of two airline carriers and reasons for their failure Air India (Public Ownership): This enterprise was started as the Tata Airlines. Later acquired partly by the Indian Government, it was set up a joint sector company, Air India International in early 1948. Also the nationalization of Indian Airlines (IA) in 1953 brought the domestic civil aviation sector under the purview of Indian Government. This nationalization was expected to spur growth, promote economic activity, rush assistance in
Introduction Air India airline is one of the biggest airline in the India. It was established by the famous company TATA and since its incorporation. It has grown very well and has spread all over the world in the different destinations. It has become the reputable brand in the airline industry with having the operations over 152 destinations. It has link up connection in the 35 countries and it has currently having 137 fleets. This company becomes the public limited company in the 1946. The company
AIR INDIA Air India Pilot’s Strike (2009) 1) On 26th September, 2009, around 300 pilots of Air India reported to be sick. This was a sign of protest against the decision of the management to reduce their productivity-linked incentives (PLI) by 50 percent. This would reduce the Rs 8 lakh per month earnings of pilots by Rs 2.5 lakh. 2) Air India had to cancel 13 flights on the second day due to the agitating pilots. Air India Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav and representative of striking
follow through. In 1981, Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Chief of Babbar Khalsa, fled to Vancouver after a shoot out killing two punjabi police officers in Ludhiana, India. India then notified Canada that Parmar was a known terrorist wanted for 6 murders. In 1982, India requested Parmar to be extradited for trial but was denied because “India does not recognize the Queen as Head of State, so that the Commonwealth extradition protocol does not apply”. and instead put under surveillance with
significance. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Bharat Mata who is considered as the mother of India. This temple is situated in Mahatma Gandhi Vidyapeeth campus in Varanasi which is located at a distance of 3kms from a village named Godaulia, outside the old city. The Varanasi city is well connected with roads, rails and air. Following are the possible ways to reach this splendid temple: • By air: There is a regular service of flights available to reach the Varanasi Airport through airlines from
Indonesia’s Kebaya, India’s Sari What is the first thing coming up in your mind when you hear “Indonesia”? How about “India”? It is over and over to find people think that Indonesia and India are two similar countries, because of their look-alike names. However, if you look at the map or recall a little history, you will absolutely confirm if both are actually different country, yet some similarities do exist. Besides lying in the same continent, Asia, these countries are on the top list of the
sea-level rise marches on. The informal coping systems are expected to help reduce vulnerabilities to some degree for both sets of issues. Mumbai’s overall vulnerability appears to be high. While the city is relatively wealthy compared to the rest of India, and it does have an elaborate disaster management plan in
ft. Druk air flights to Kathmandu, Bangkok, Singapore, Dhaka, Kolkata, Delhi, Bagdogra, Bombay, and Guwahati. By Land – Phuentsholing is a town lies in eastern Bhutan that is 170 km east of Bagdogra Airport (India). Phuentsholing to Thimpu (the capital city of Bhutan) is 176 km distance that takes 6 hours by bus. Gelephu lies in South-Central Bhutan. Thimpu is 250 km far; bus takes 10 hours to reach Thimpu. Samdrup Jongkhar lies in Eastern Bhutan that is 150 km far from Guwahati (India), a bus takes
sub-continent was a British colony for close to two hundred years. After the Second World War faced with intense independence movement in India led my Mohandas Gandhi, the British government decided to leave India. As the British left India, they broke the subcontinent into different countries based mainly on religion and ethnicity. The countries were, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan (Picture of Indian subcontinent). Among the countries, Pakistan was created with unique setting.
present to you the country of India. A country one-third the area of the United States (total land mass is 2,973,190 sq. kilometers) borders China on the northeast, Pakistan on the west, Nepal and Blutan to the north, and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. It is divided into three categorical geographic regions: the Gangetic Plain, the plateau region in the south, the Himalayan region in the north, which contains some of the highest mountains in the world and a central part. India has a population of 1,027
Lodi Dynasty, Khilji Dynasty, the Delhi Sultanate, the Timurids or more popularly the Mughals, then Britishers and at present the Independent India. The Delhi which we are witnessing today is basically built by the British Government as a part of the plan to shift the capital from Calcutta (Presently Kolkata) in year 1911 announced by the then Emperor of India King George II during his coronation at the Delhi Durbar, designed by the architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbart Baker. After which the massive
India is a country in South Asia and is surrounded by the neighbouring countries of Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), and Bhutan. All of these neighbouring countries share a border with India based on kilometers away. India has three geographic regions such as the Himalayan Mountains, the Gangetic Plain, and the Plateau Region. There are three major river systems in India which are the Indus river, the Ganges river, and the Brahmaputra river. These rivers have helped
Must try road trips in India How amazing it would feel when you don’t have to plan anything for a trip beforehand like booking tickets, booking hotels and other stuff, and all you do is just pack your bags and set out on the roads for an unpredictable journey, full of surprises to a destination least known to you. Isn’t it adventurous in itself ? Such unplanned trips are so enthralling that you will find routes more mesmerizing than the destination itself. Such trips make a lifetime’s worth of memories
are social and historical documents that cover the contemporary realities of life and various cultures. Her odyssey as an author of fictional writing has been steady. Her novels are all about the life and cultures of her native subcontinent.Cracking India aka Ice-Candy-Man is Bapsi Sidhwa’s third novel is a fascinating account kaleidoscopic presentation of the com-munal violence and brutality that occurred at the time of India’s partition. Through the child narrator Lenny, a
Throughout history, geographic factors have affected the way people interact with their surroundings. Deserts and monsoons have affected specific regions such as North Africa and South Asia. These geographic factors have shaped the way these regions developed throughout history. The Sahara desert affected the development of North Africa. The Sahara’s large temperature range and small supply of water can make the region difficult to thrive upon. However, it is not impossible. As stated in document
the Taittriya Upanishad. The scripture is highly is revered by Indians and is imbibed from a very young age. This phrase has now become the tagline of the Tourism Ministry of India. The Indian Government has been proactive in promoting tourism in India through campaigns like ‘AthithiDevoBhava’ and ‘Incredible India’. India has 28 world heritage sites and 25 bio-geographic zones, which naturally attracts tourism, while rural and wildlife tourism are also picking up pace. A key component of the hospitality